(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rodrygo struck twice as Real Madrid beat Osasuna 2-1 on Saturday to win their 20th Copa del Rey title and first since 2014. Rodrygo scored the opener early with a close-range strike after brilliant individual play by Vinicius. But Lucas Torro equalised 13 minutes after the break with a low shot from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea’s interim manager Frank Lampard on Saturday expressed his happiness to see his side finally playing like a team. The former English Premier League (EPL) champions snapped a nine-match winless run in all competitions with a 3-1 victory at Bournemouth on Saturday. Chelsea have looked a fractured outfit after a number of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – King Charles III has been crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey at a solemn Christian coronation steeped in 1,000 years of history and tradition, but adapted to reflect 21st-century Britain. The build-up to the ceremony — the religious confirmation of Charles’s accession after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II last September […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – King Charles III and Queen Camilla left Buckingham Palace Saturday in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach for a procession through central London to their coronation in Westminster Abbey, arriving around 10:50 am. Massed ranks of soldiers lining The Mall in front of the palace presented arms and shouted “God save the king” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) on Friday advised farmers to prioritize the production of economic crops and trees to tap from the huge potential of export to the international market. The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the council, Dr Ezra Yakusak, gave the advice while interacting with Southern Kaduna […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in London expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria considering the turnout of voters and the generally peaceful atmosphere under which it took place. According to him, the country learnt lessons which would make subsequent polls even better. A statement signed by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The second batch of Sudanese evacuees have arrived in Nigeria on Friday afternoon. They arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja around 3 pm with about 130 persons aboard the Tarco Airline aircraft. There were 128 females and two males. The returnees were received by government officials and others. Earlier, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The spokesperson of Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, Laolu Akande, has stated that his principal contested for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the interest of the public. The African Examiner recalls that Osinbajo was among those who contested the party’s presidential primary which saw Tinubu emerge winner and subsequently, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has stated that most leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, would have been compulsorily retired from politics if the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar or his Labour Party, LP, counterpart, Peter Obi had won the just ended election. President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some Nigerians on social media believe that Super Eagles and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, should be the next African footballer of the year after he aided his side to win their first Serie A title since the late Maradona led the club to the 1987 and 1990 championships. The African Examiner writes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A judge at The Old Bailey has sentenced former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice and doctor Obinna Odeta to jail. At a sentencing hearing on Friday, Ekweremadu was jailed for nine years and eight months, his wife Beatrice was sentenced to four years and six months imprisonment while Obeta […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Egyptian authorities have sent over 500 students back to Sudan following the failure of two of them to provide either a passport or Emergency Travel Certificate. According to a voice note of a Nigerian official obtained by our correspondent on Friday morning, students without passports or ETC had been instructed to stay […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United boss, Erik ten Hag has said his side needs to be decisive at the front and maintain a level head at the back after a heart-wrenching last-minute defeat at the American Express Community Stadium on Thursday night. The Red Devils had the better chances in the first half with the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 34 suspected internet fraudsters in Oghara, Delta State, South South Nigeria. The suspects include Ese Collins, Benjamin.A.Ifeanyi, Akparoboke Oghenero, Uti Jerry , Otega John, Joshua Broka, Jethro Saapila, Goodluck Ottwowatiohwo, Adilike Precious, Uvbierimi Raphael, Oyadan Clinton […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder are closing in on a deal for their heavyweight showdown in December. Joshua returned to the ring last month outpointing Jermaine Franklin as he looked to begin his rebuild following two defeats by Oleksandr Usyk. It was expected that Joshua would return in the summer with a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has been slated for May 8 through June 23. This was announced on Thursday by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Head of National Office, Mr. Patrick Areghan, at a pre-examination briefing in Lagos. Areghan said 1,621,853 candidates across 20,851 government and private schools […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – British pop phenom Ed Sheeran did not plagiarize Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” when composing his 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud,” a US jury ruled Thursday. Sheeran stood up and hugged his team after jurors ruled that he “independently” created his song, according to an AFP reporter inside the Manhattan federal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians who were trapped in the troubled Sudan and have now been flown back into the country, have been speaking about the gruesome ordeals they went through. After days of planning and the confusions in between, the stranded Nigerians finally made it out of the war-torn country and were evacuated from Egypt […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Victor Osimhen’s second-half equaliser against Udinese sealed Napoli’s first Scudetto title in 33 years. The Nigerian, leading the race for the Italian Serie A golden boot, netted in the 52nd minute to cancel Sandi Lovric’s first-half strike, a goal that sent fans into raptures in Naples. Needing just a draw to scoop […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, John Cardinal Onaiyekan on Thursday stated that the just concluded 2023 presidential election was rigged. Onaiyekan disclosed this while speaking on Channels Television’s programme on Thursday, as he reacted to the 2023 presidential poll saying that the election was rigged and that those involved in manipulating […]
